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| February 2008 |
By Edward Mills |
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Did you know that the leap year rule is not just one extra day every fourth year, but that years which are divisible by 100 are not leap years, unless they are also divisible by 400, in which case they are leap years. Pretty crazy. Plus, according to Wikipedia, in about 8,000 we'll be another day behind, even with our leap years. So they may need to add another leap year rule that would avoid leap years in years divisible by 4,000. Fortunately, most leap day babies alive now won't have to worry about that one when it comes around! Well, I don't know about where you are, but Spring seems to have sprung here in Northern California. After another little bit of rain last week, we've had gorgeous sunny days in the 60s and 70s. I played hooky yesterday and spent most of the day at my favorite local hot springs. After soaking in the pools for a couple of hours I ctually did do some writing on the cafe patio. Yes, I actually brought my laptop! Lots of great stuff happening around here. Here's a quick roundup: If you're an author and missed my email on the Bestseller Blueprint there's just a few more hours - at the time I'm writing this - to get this incredible program. Go check it out! The drop in Law of Attraction group is happening this Saturday here in Sebastopol. If you live in the Bay Area I would love to have you join us! Some big changes are happening to what used to be Law of Attraction Live. Check it out down in the News You Can Use section and then watch your inbox next week for the official announcements! And finally, check out the News You Can Use section for information on the upcoming 10-week webinar with Oprah and Eckhart Tolle on his book, A New Earth: Enjoy this "Racy" edition of Evolving Times, and I'll see you again next month! Warm regards ed |
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| “Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.” ----Mac McCleary “Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.” ----Albert Einstein “The car has become a secular sanctuary for the individual, his shrine to the self, his mobile Walden Pond.” ----Edward McDonagh |
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In case, this article isn't enough for you, there's a lot more over at the Evolving Times blog. Here are a few good posts to check out: Do you ever wonder if the Law of Attraction is really a LAW? This post explains why it probably doesn't really matter. If you have not yet seen this "Last Lecture" video from Randy Pausch, I highly recommend you go watch it now. This post gives you 7 Ways To Get A Positive Start On Your Day. And finally, here's a Law of Attraction lesson I learned when I was taking classical vocal training! Did you know that you can subscribe to the Evolving Times blog and get an email notification whenever I post a new entry over there? It's simple and, just as with this ezine, you can easily unsubscribe at any time. |
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Did you ever see the 1970’s super-cheesey movie, Gumball Rally? Alright, I admit I probably watched it about 20 times back then. It was fun, when I was ten. Well, for some strange reason, a scene from that movie popped into my head the other day. (This might give you some insight into my state of mind!) For those of you who have not had the pleasure of seeing this cinematic tour de force, The Gumball Rally is an illegal New York to LA car race with absolutely no rules. The winner, in addition to all the glory, gets to take home the coveted Gumball Machine! And I’m sure you can imagine the creative sorts of mischief that the drivers get up to as they attempt to arrive before everyone else at that finish line. The scene that popped into my head takes place at the beginning of the movie and the starting line of the race. It’s our first introduction to the driver of team Ferrari, Raul Julia, who is sitting in his Ferrari convertible with his co-pilot, a much less experienced, and if my memory serves me, non-Italian, driver. Raul turns to him and says: “And now my friend, the first-a rule of Italian driving…” Here he reaches up, rips off the rear-view mirror and tosses it, with much Italian flare, out of the car. “…What’s-a behind me is of no importance. ” Now certainly don’t recommend that you rip the rear view mirrors off of your car and start driving around with that attitude. However, when it comes to personal growth, I think this rule has some validity. There is an approach to personal growth that goes something like this: “Until I uncover all of my past wounds and heal each and every one of them, I will never be happy, fulfilled and abundant in my present life.” This attitude is rarely that explicit, and it’s almost never conscious. But there are many people (and I speak from my own personal experience as well as my observations of others) who, on some level, believe they can not have a great life until they have “handled” all of their past wounds. They seek answers to the questions: “Why am I the way I am now?” “Why do I always act this why?” “What happened to me?” “Who did this to me?” That approach to personal growth has the potential to suck us down the rabbit hole into a never-ending search for the “cause” of what is “wrong” with us. We can end up traveling back in time to heal our past more often than we spend rooted in the present, focused on creating a better life now! At that point, our journeys into the past are not longer about finding answers that can help us improve the present. Those journeys become a way of avoiding the work that will create the positive changes in our lives. And that’s never a good thing! Here’s something I’ve discovered, something those voices don’t tell you when they’re suggesting that you take another journey into your past to find another wound to heal. You ready? Balancing a bit of Raul Julia’s attitude can often create a more healthy relationship with the past and lead to a better life now and into the future. I’m not suggesting that you completely throw away the rear view mirror when it comes to looking at your past. I don’t think that’s even possible. But maybe spending a bit less time looking in that rear view mirror would be helpful. Certainly there is a lot that we can learn from exploring our past, including (and perhaps especially) the painful parts. But if we are to truly grow, the information we discover must be used to empower positive change in the present. In other words, we must act in the present on what we learn from the past. So the next time you find yourself heading down memory lane, before you go there, remember the young, suave Raul Julia, sitting in his Ferrari and repeat these words: “What’s-a behind me is of no importance!” Did this article generate any questions, comments,
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| Drop in Law of Attraction Group The next drop in Law of Attraction group will be this Saturday, march 6th. We're developing a wonderful community through these monthly meetings. If you haven't been in a while, or have yet to join us and are looking to connect with other Deliberate Creators, why not make August the month to come check it out. This month, we'll be exploring the topic of Desire! Napoleon Hill says, "Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.” The drop in Law of Attraction group is held on the first Saturday of each month from 9:30 - 12:15 at 354 1/2 S. Main St. in Sebastopol. The building is exactly one block south of the post office on the corner of Calder and the entrance is on Calder.
Awakening to Greatness: Beyond
the hype of the Law of Attraction I am so psyched about this new program - really a series of programs. I've been working on the details of this with my Mastermind Group for several weeks, and it has finally come together. Over the next few weeks and months, watch for the roll-out of a full range of products and services based on this new concept. I'm working on the new site right now, so it's not quite ready for prime-time. Until it's up you can do two things: 1. Go check out the page for Law of Attraction Live. The content of the live event will be very similar. 2. Sign up to recieve an email notification when the registration page is ready. [Note that, because I like to thank people who take action and express their interest, when you sign up for this notification you'll also receive a special discount offer!] To sign up for the notification, just send a blank email to If you haven't already heard, Oprah and Eckhart Tolle (author of The Power of Now) are hosting a 10-week webinar exploring Eckhart's book, A New Earth. I'm very excited to say that I've been asked to lead a discussion group for this webinar. I'll send out an invitation to the discussion group early next week. But for now, go register for the webinar here:
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